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Rare Earth Summit showcases Saskatchewan as global hub for critical minerals
A summit being held in Saskatoon will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to showcase how several rare earth element projects are attracting international attention. The Rare Earth S...
Sep 20, 2022 (Saskatchewan Research Council)
Saskatchewan poised to become North American leader in rare-earth metals
Saskatchewan is poised to become a global leader in rare-earth metals, which are used in electric vehicles, laptops, cellphones, tablets and more. On Friday, Mike Crabtree, the CEO of the Saskatchewan...
Aug 26, 2022 One of the first ingots of rare-earth metals produced in Saskatchewan, at the Saskatchewan Research Council's processing facility in Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Chrystia Freeland visits Sask. to get 'fingertip feel' for potash
Canada's deputy prime minister had plenty of good things to say about potash Wednesday. During Chrystia Freeland's tour around the Mosaic Potash mine in Colonsay - part of her unexpected mid-week stop...
Aug 24, 2022 Deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Province provides $20M for research council's rare earth processing facility
The Saskatchewan Research Council's Rare Earth Processing Facility project just got a big funding boost from the provincial government. The province announced $20 million in new funding for the Saskat...
Jun 23, 2022 (Saskatchewan Research Council)
Research council hopes to expand province's mining clients with new facility
The global supply chain continues to see delays due to factors like the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. That led the Government of Saskatchewan to invest in a brand new Saskatchewan Researc...
Jun 22, 2022 Samples at the newly-built Saskatchewan Research Council mining and mineral facility in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Research Council/Submitted)
Provincial producers pushing up potash production
Saskatchewan's potash sector, the largest in the world, is scaling up production in response to global concerns around food security. According to the Saskatchewan government, sanctions on Russia and ...
Jun 22, 2022 The Allan potash mine is located just over 50 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, Sask. (Nutrien)
Sask. mining company with net-neutral goals sets up head office in Saskatoon
A mining company set to construct the world's first carbon-neutral copper mine has just opened it's new head office in Saskatoon. Foran Mining has been operating in Saskatchewan for the past decade, a...
May 31, 2022 Terry Croteau, Foran Mining exploration manager, explains the deposits in the McIlvenna Bay project. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Employees safe after equipment fire at Vanscoy potash mine
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of an equipment fire at Nutrien's Vanscoy potash mine on Tuesday evening. The mine is located about 30 minutes southwest of Saskatoon. In a brief st...
Mar 30, 2022 (Nutrien)
First Cowessess students graduate from new potash mining course
Nine people from the Cowessess First Nation are ready to start jobs in the potash industry. The First Nation community teamed up with Mosaic and a professional development firm called Morris Interacti...
Mar 18, 2022
Canadian coal company appeals tough U.S. selenium rule as provinces consider mines
A Canadian coal-mining giant is fighting new American environmental rules that tighten restrictions on the release of a contaminant toxic to fish. On Aug. 13, Teck Resources petitioned Montana to resc...
Aug 28, 2021
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